11th October

…full of flower. Chitalpa tashkentensis Franklinia alatamaha with bud and flower. Franklinia alatamaha Franklinia alatamaha Lithocarpus lepidocarpus with bronzy secondary new growth. Lithocarpus lepidocarpus Lithocarpus lepidocarpus Sycoparrotia semidecidua with bold…

8th September

…distichum Leycesteria formosa ‘Golden Lanterns’ with seed heads. Leycesteria formosa ‘Golden Lanterns’ Buds about to open on Franklinia alatamaha. Franklinia alatamaha Young plants of Melicytus crassifolius covered in white berries….

18th October

…looking wonderful. Diospyros kaki Diospyros lotus. Two different batches, of different sizes, with somewhat different autumn colours. Diospyros lotus Diospyros lotus Franklinia alatamaha just out in flower. Franklinia alatamaha All…

2nd November

…Malus ‘Evereste’ Malus ‘Evereste’ Franklinia alatamaha with a flower although the leaves have dropped. I have failed to establish this in the Burncoose garden twice. Franklinia alatamaha A new introduction…

18th November

…coccinea at its zenith! Quercus coccinea Various forms of Ginkgo turning nicely. Ginkgo Franklinia alatamaha has amazing autumn colour. Franklinia alatamaha Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum ‘Pearl’ now full out. Loropetalum…

9th November

…Nyssa leptophylla (ex Roundabarrow) Acradenia frankliniae nearly out. Acradenia frankliniae Sorbus dunnii (ex Roundabarrow) with ripe fruits. Sorbus dunnii (ex Roundabarrow) Polyspora longicarpa nearly out. Polyspora longicarpa Ilex chapaensis (HWJ…